Dubai organizes 1st World Electronic Game Championship

The show is held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and is devoted to introduce a wide variety of computer games, including entertaining video games software, online gaming, mobile games, game related hardware, and next-generation platforms, together with opportunities to actually feel them.

The DWGE is expected to bring in Key players in the global gaming industry, including software and hardware developers, mobile games Developers, network and telecommunication specialists, merchandising and licensing agencies, educational institutions, entertainment professionals and representatives and much more.

Two Major activities highlights the agenda of the Dubai World Game Expo, first activity is the Dubai World Game Summit, sponsored by Nokia. The summit will hold sessions to discuss vital and recent updates on the mobile and online Gaming, Game Development, Media and Entertainment.

A press conference was held today the 28th of August 2008 to announce the launch of the second activity - The Dubai World Game Championship at the Time Square Centre - sheikh Zayed Road. The press conference was attended by H. E Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, the strategic partner of the event, Mr. Abdullatif al Sayegh, CEO of Arab Media Group, the official Media Partner of the Dubai World Game Expo and Character Dubai and Ms. Laila Suhail- Chief Executive Officer - Dubai Shopping festival and advisor to character Dubai, additional to journalists and media personnel representing different media agencies.

The Championship is expected to attract more than 10,000 gamers from across the region, where competition will take place over four games; Counter Strike, Pro Evolution Soccer, Top Spin Tennis, and Need for Speed. Registrations is now accepted with the tournament's retail partners Virgin Megastore and YellowHat Japan, and online at the tournament's website www.dubaichallenge.ae

The championship will last for eight weekends starting August 29th and ending on October 18th five of the UAE's busiest malls will witness the competition, naming; Times Square Centre, Al Ain Mall, Outlet Mall, Marina Mall and Magic Planet at the Mall of Emirates.

Only five winners will form the first National Team of the UAE which will be vying for the World Cyber Games Finals at Cologne, Germany this coming November.

"We are very excited in staging this event, not only because of its youthful appeal but its vital significance of Dubai World Game Expo in the development of the gaming industry in the region. I firmly believe that being this maiden show of the Game Expo will make its mark in t he gaming history in the MENA Region and will open great opportunities for the local and international players." says Mr. Anas Al Madani, Vice president - Index Holding.

Dubai World Game Expo is supported by the Emirates Science Club, The Cultural & Scientific Association, Dubai Convention Bureau, German Industry and Commerce AHK, Arabian Anti - Piracy Alliance and the Dubai International Character & Licensing Fair.

Day number one will be exclusively open for more than three thousand expected trade visitors for business and the Dubai World Game Summit.

Worth to mention that Index Conferences and exhibition is a 100% national company, established in 1991, and is specialized in organizing international, national and regional medical, scientific and trade conferences and exhibitions.

INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Org Est. is a member of the FDI World Dental Federation, International Hospital Federation (IHF) and several other international organizations, with a worldwide network of agents. INDEX also shares a working joint venture with recognized government associations.